Recommended by Tom Moran

  • Tom Moran: OCCUPY HALLMARK a ten-minute play

    A fun, charming Valentine's Day encounter. The two characters are well-drawn and Seinuk does a fine job parsing out backstory and creating believable and concrete arcs for both. It's also a very fun premise with some great angry protest lines. Very appropriate for any holiday-themed festival, or an evening of plays about (fractured) romance.

    A fun, charming Valentine's Day encounter. The two characters are well-drawn and Seinuk does a fine job parsing out backstory and creating believable and concrete arcs for both. It's also a very fun premise with some great angry protest lines. Very appropriate for any holiday-themed festival, or an evening of plays about (fractured) romance.

  • Tom Moran: Sunday Crossword

    For a one-minute play, this has a lot going for it: a clever premise, character development and a solid twist at the end. Can't ask for much more in sixty seconds!

    For a one-minute play, this has a lot going for it: a clever premise, character development and a solid twist at the end. Can't ask for much more in sixty seconds!

  • Tom Moran: The Manager

    The travails of Little League dads are often played for laughs, but I've never seen it used so effectively as a basis for drama before. Gearhart's Manager is a wonderfully three-dimensional character, a man so lost in his own life he pins all of his dreams on his son - who, as sons do, has needs and aspirations of his own that get trampled in the process. Engaging and relatable from start to finish.

    The travails of Little League dads are often played for laughs, but I've never seen it used so effectively as a basis for drama before. Gearhart's Manager is a wonderfully three-dimensional character, a man so lost in his own life he pins all of his dreams on his son - who, as sons do, has needs and aspirations of his own that get trampled in the process. Engaging and relatable from start to finish.

  • Tom Moran: Round One

    A well-crafted and pointed look at couples and their longevity (or lack of same.) Darkly hilarious and true-to-life in the best way. Also deserves credit for being a 10-minute play that would actually run 10 minutes.

    A well-crafted and pointed look at couples and their longevity (or lack of same.) Darkly hilarious and true-to-life in the best way. Also deserves credit for being a 10-minute play that would actually run 10 minutes.

  • Tom Moran: Rocket Yourself to the Moon

    This mixture of business lingo-laced intrigue and sci-fi satire of megacorporations (megalocorporations?) makes for a wonderful ride. It is overladen with standout moments, from the bizarre conversations emanating from the factory floor, to the inane jargon mouthed from the upper corporate echelons, through to a gut-bustingly funny list of a drug's side effects. Thoroughly entertaining from start to finish.

    This mixture of business lingo-laced intrigue and sci-fi satire of megacorporations (megalocorporations?) makes for a wonderful ride. It is overladen with standout moments, from the bizarre conversations emanating from the factory floor, to the inane jargon mouthed from the upper corporate echelons, through to a gut-bustingly funny list of a drug's side effects. Thoroughly entertaining from start to finish.

  • Tom Moran: The Death of Gingerbread

    Enjoyed the heck out of this piece when I saw it at the 2023 Valdez Theatre Conference Fringe Festival. It's a wonderful play from a tonal perspective, offering up a wholesome story of low-level family denial that is dramatically and hilariously amplified by the last few moments.

    Enjoyed the heck out of this piece when I saw it at the 2023 Valdez Theatre Conference Fringe Festival. It's a wonderful play from a tonal perspective, offering up a wholesome story of low-level family denial that is dramatically and hilariously amplified by the last few moments.

  • Tom Moran: One Night at the Golden Boot

    This cute, tight relationship piece is couched in some clever and endearing meta-puns, making for an endearing combo of warm fuzzies and knowing laughter.

    This cute, tight relationship piece is couched in some clever and endearing meta-puns, making for an endearing combo of warm fuzzies and knowing laughter.

  • Tom Moran: I'm Gonna Need You to Log off for Me

    This fun, well-constructed piece has an interesting take on AI, characterizing it as basically a blameless entity manipulated by the real enemies: tech bros. Not sure whether I agree, but it's a fresh and entertaining take on the ethical crisis du jour.

    This fun, well-constructed piece has an interesting take on AI, characterizing it as basically a blameless entity manipulated by the real enemies: tech bros. Not sure whether I agree, but it's a fresh and entertaining take on the ethical crisis du jour.

  • Tom Moran: Interventions

    Funny, brisk, and charming throughout, Lam takes a great concept and carries it through to fruition. Kudos for being able to tell this rather complex story in the 10-minute format, which keeps it from potentially bogging down in time-travel logic.

    Funny, brisk, and charming throughout, Lam takes a great concept and carries it through to fruition. Kudos for being able to tell this rather complex story in the 10-minute format, which keeps it from potentially bogging down in time-travel logic.

  • Tom Moran: Chainmail

    A fascinating, very theatrical piece that blends the fantasy and real worlds beautifully and does both of them justice.

    A fascinating, very theatrical piece that blends the fantasy and real worlds beautifully and does both of them justice.